District 5: Upcoming Events & Community Announcements

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Upcoming Events & Community Announcements 

March 1, 2018

Events in this week's issue:

  • Family Child Care Alameda County Network Conference (3/10)
  • Oakland Parks Recreation and Youth Development: Summer Job Opportunities
  • Housing Opportunity: Civic Center 14 TOD Apartments
  • BACS Housing Education Classes
  • Call 211 for ANY Health or Human Service Need
  • Warming Shelters for Winter
  • Pause Now Meditation Bus in the Bay Area



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Supervisor Keith Carson represents District 5 of Alameda County, which includes Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, and parts of Oakland. 

This weekly update features upcoming events and other announcements relevant to District 5. 


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If you would like your event featured in this mailer, email emma.ishii@acgov.org.


District 5 Office
1221 Oak Street, Suite 536

Oakland, CA 94612

supervisor.carson@acgov.org

(510) 272-6695


Family Child Care Alameda County Network's 1st Annual 
Creating a Connection Spring Conference!


Saturday, March 10th, 2018
8:00am-4:30pm
Berkeley Adult School Auditorium
(1701 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley, CA 94602)

Please join me in partnership with Family Child Care Alameda County Network at their 1st Annual Creating a Connection Spring Conference to create connections with other child care providers, parents, and community members to build quality child care.

TO REGISTER: Visit www.fccacn.com or make checks payable to FCCACN, P.O. Box 8987, Emeryville, CA 94662.

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Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development is hiring for Summer Part-Time Positions

Open positions range from recreational aids and attendants to lifeguards and safety instructors. *Make note that bilingual skills in ESPAGNOL, CANTONESE and MANDARIN are highly desirable for some positions.*

Applications are ONLY accepted online. Visit: www.oaklandnet.com/jobs

Applications accepted from February 13 to March 23.

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Housing Application Announcement!

Please find the link to the Pre-qualification application package for Civic Center 14 Transit Oriented Development Apartments in Oakland below:

Pre-Qualification Application Package 

Civic Center 14 TOD Apartments is a new apartment community, located at 632 14th Street in Oakland,CA is currently under construction and is ready to begin the qualifying process. Move-In is approximately in Spring 2018. Civic Center 14 TOD Apartments will offer 40 affordable apartments for families who meet income eligibility and other criteria, described in the Pre-Qualification Application packet.

Please note that VASH, Shelter Partnership, and Housing Choice Vouchers are gladly accepted.  Please take a moment to review all instructions completely.

To be included in the application Lottery, MAIL a Pre-Qualification Application packet postmarked by MARCH 7, 2018 to:

Civic Center 14 TOD Apartments
c/o 808 A Street Apartments,
Hayward, CA 94541


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Connect to Health, Housing and Human Services or Transportation Services through 211.

For more than 40 years Eden I&R, Inc. has been providing up-to-date information about Social Service providers in Alameda County to government agencies, non-profits, and the public. It is their hope that this online service will greatly improve access to the information maintained by Eden I&R. 

Online: Connect to 211

Can't Find a Service that you need? 

Please call 2-1-1 for 24/7 Confidential Assistance.


Winter Emergency Housing Resources

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Winter's cold weather exacerbates health challenges for the thousands of Alameda County residents who are living unsheltered on the streets and in encampments. You can access up-to-date winter shelter and warming station information on the Health Care for the Homeless Program website. 

See the list of warming shelters here.


BACS Housing Education & Counseling Schedule

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Mondays at 10:30 AM
629 Oakland Avenue, Oakland
OR
Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
3234 Adeline Street, Berkeley 

The program is designed to guide you from homelessness to housing. It will cover everything you need to know about finding and keeping housing. Individual housing counseling is available after the classes. 

See the flyer here.


Keep an eye out for the Pause Now Meditation Bus in Oakland!

PauseNow is a 27-foot bus fully outfitted with personal meditation pods and mindfulness technology, PauseNow is a mobile and accessible space for the region’s stressed-out employees to enjoy 15 minutes of peace in their day and return to work recharged and refreshed.

The PauseNow bus stops at designated spots in downtowns, corporate campuses, hospitals, schools, farmers markets and conventions around the Bay Area. It can also be reserved by companies that wish to offer meditation as a wellness perk for employees.

More information can be found at the website: www.pausenowbus.com.

Contact: Jackie Corwin, Founder/CEO: jackie@pausenowbus.com